Distinguished Alumna of the Year Judy Markham Pittman is the former Chief Judge and the current Family Law Administrative Circuit Judge for Florida’s 14th Judicial Circuit in Panama City, Florida.
She has served on the bench since 1985, with prior professional service as an Assistant State Attorney. Judge Pittman also serves on the Florida Trial Court Budget Commission, the Florida Supreme Court Interpreters Commission and the Florida Association of Drug Court Professionals.
Pittman was born in Lake City, Fla., and, except for her studies at Lee, has lived in Florida all of her life. After graduating from Lee with a major in history, she received her J.D. degree from the University of Florida. She then went to work as a prosecutor in Panama City Florida, until her election to the bench in 1985.
Pittman is a member of the 1st Assembly of God in Panama City, Fla. She has two grown daughters: one a doctor of psychology, the other a C.P.A.